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Bubble Trouble (Young Puffin Story Books)

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Mabel was sitting at the table blowing bubbles. The kitty was sitting on the table watching the baby and the baby was watching the kitty. All of a sudden one of those bubbles was a lot of "bubble trouble in a bibble-bobble way." It floated across the table and bobbled her baby brother and "wafted him away!" Oh, my . . . Mabel and the kitty were in hot pursuit of the baby in the bubble and when she called to her mother the alarm was on.

"At the sudden call of trouble, Mother took off at the double,
for the squealing left her reeling, made her terrified and tense,
saw the bubble for a minute, with the baby bobbing in it,
as it bibbled by the letterbox and bobbed across the fence."

As the baby bibble-bobbled over the town people began to panic and joined in the chase. Chrysta and Greville, Tybal and Sybil, Mr. Copple and the Mrs. ("a crabby couple") Mrs. Threeble with her needle were on the run lest the "bubble burst and vanish in the sky." It was a real "flum-a-diddle," and no one knew quite what to do, but then there was rascally Abel with his slingshot. Oh, no! What would happen if he burst the bubble?

This is one of those superb, exuberant books that only comes around once in a great while. It is an all-around pleaser that both children and adults will marvel over it. The art work meshes perfectly and captures the excitement of the chase. Much of the text swirls up and down following the bibble-bobble path the baby is taking. If you are an expressive reader, your young audience will be rapt with excitement when you read this story in rhyme! This is the Boston Globe Horn Book Award Winner for 2009.

Mabel is busy blowing bubbles on day and it turns into a big problem. the bubble that she has blown is HUGE and it surounds her baby brother and carries him away into the air! As the wind blows poor Baby floats throuh the town. The town people have to work together to try and save the baby.

The book is very cute. It is a challenge to read aloud due to all the rhyme words, sort of a tounge twister. The book can be used in story time and in the classroom. After reading the kids can try their hand and making their own bubble solution and seeing who can blow the biggest bubble.

This book is irresistible -- you can't help reading it aloud, over and over. It has a fabulous rhythm to it, especially with rhymes embedded throughout the sentences (not just at the ends). Plus Margaret Mahy's usual sense of mischief. We found it at the library but will be buying a copy.

My goodness, this was the MOST challenging but definately one of the most fun books I've ever read to my daughters. It is such a clever story and the tongue-twisting sentences made us giggle throughout the entire book. I am sooo impressed and would give it a higher rating if I could.

I just picked up Bubble Trouble from the library because I'm a big fan of Margaret Mahy, and wanted to see her latest book. As I started to read it, I realized by the fourth page it absolutely had to be read out loud. So I sat on my couch (all by myself) and read it out loud. It is such a fun read, although I highly recommend finding a youngster to laugh along with you.

The story begins with Little Mabel blowing bubbles across the table. They bobble over to her baby brother and take him away. From there the baby in the bubble floats around the house, outside into the garden, in the neighborhood and down to the shops. All the while, the baby in the bubble is "wibble-wobbling" away. Mahy is from New Zealand, and it shows in her word choice, as well as her character's names (Sybil, Tybal, Mabel). Here's a sample page:

At the sudden cry of trouble, Mother took off at the double,
for the squealing left her reeling, made her terrified and tense,
saw the bubble for a minute, with the baby bobbing in it,
as it bibbled by the letterbox and bobbed across the fence.

As you can see, it's a bit of a tongue twister, which I imagine gets easier to read the second or third time around. My kids would have loved this book when they were younger and I think kids will want to read it over and over again. Polly Dunbar's watercolor and paper-cut illustrations are charming and whimsical (and remind me a bit of John Birmingham's illustrations).

I recorded myself reading this book for my grandson. It took about 25 takes being a real tongue twister. The author is from New Zealand so many of the names and expressions have a kiwi orientation, but it is all good fun.

The description may say for ages 3 and up, but our 1-year-old sits riveted when we pull this book out. I'm hoping it stays one of his favorites as he gets older, because when children start demanding the same book over and over again, you can only hope it's as much fun to read as this one! Great for introducing some more advanced words too. After all, how many characters in picture books have "nefarious intentions"?

This book is a fantastic for both infants and adults. While I like reading and cuddling with my 6 month old, I find that her attention span is short, and I often get tired of reading the same books over and over again. However, the rhythm and silliness of this book holds her attention, and I never get bored with the fun of reading phrases like "even feeble Mrs. Threeble" or "with nefarious intentions". We have the board book version, and I definitely recommend this book -- even for young babies!

my 2.5 year old twin boys love this book, and I love reading it to them. But I highly recommend that you take a few practice runs before your first performance if you plan to read it out loud (which you must.) I don't know why it hasn't gotten the E.B.White read aloud award, as it is undoubtedly one of the best read aloud books I have found among the gazillion books I have researched and brought home.

I absolutely LOVE this picture book!! It's the winner of the Boston Globe Horn Book Award for best picture book in 2009. It's tongue twisting writing style will keep you giggling as the baby in the bubble bibble bobbles across the pages! The words in this book are cute and really funny! The words along with the brightly colored illustrations keeps you engaged, I couldn't put the book down without seeing if the baby landed safely. I also secretly wanted to challenge myself by reading the tongue twisiting sentences really fast. :) Children would get a kick out of this story! I can't wait to read this to my students I work with!